Screening

During the brand creation phase, CSC’s ActiveIP^® online trademark screening and search review platform can be utilized to screen numerous trademark possibilities on a global scale, identifying clear conflicts to a mark’s availability.

During this initial review, the availability of an associated domain name also plays a role in selecting a brand name. The ActiveIP platform has domain name screening capabilities to help determine domain availability. CSC’s domain experts can provide additional guidance in navigating the ever-expanding, dynamic world of domains during this initial phase of your IP process and beyond.

Research

Once your screening activities have narrowed your list of naming possibilities to a chosen few, our trademark research services utilize advanced technology and expert analysis to provide you with the industry’s most comprehensive trademark research reports. Our collaborative online screening and search review platform will allow you and your colleagues to easily share results both within and across departments.

This is also the perfect time to delve deeper into an analysis of what domain names across what domain extensions your brand requires. CSC’s proprietary Domain Baseline captures market potential, registry rules and domain costs along with a variety of other market factors to help determine what domain names and extensions you should register to increase your brands online presence and decrease your risk of domain infringement.

Register

As you go through the trademark registration process, our domain name registration services can help you secure the domain variations in the jurisdictions identified during your research efforts. CSC is an ICANN accredited domain registrar experienced in registering over 600 global domain extensions. You can proactively register domains via our online management tool, Name Console 2.0, or have a CSC representative complete the registrations on your behalf.

CSC also provides comprehensive end-to-end domain name acquisition services. Our team of specialists will investigate and negotiate anonymously on your behalf in order to secure the desired domain. Our market expertise and global network allows us to negotiate the best prices, keeping acquisition costs to a minimum.

Monitor

After selecting and securing your chosen trademark and introducing it to the consumer audience, setting up a brand monitoring strategy is phase of your IP process.

To monitor newly filed trademark applications and activities in the Internet space, our subscription-based watching services provide worldwide trademark watching and domain name watching services. Our transactional Brand Aware Report can help identify your brand’s online ‘hot spots’ as you establish your customized monitoring strategy.

With 1+ billion global Internet users, an effective brand monitoring strategy must include robust Internet coverage. CSC’s Brand Monitoring services – from Brand Protection, to Compliance to Counterfeit & Auction Monitoring – combine proprietary technology and Intellectual Property expertise to tame the Internet, providing the customized, highly filtered results you require to proactively monitor and manage your brands online.

An online brand monitoring strategy would be incomplete without comprehensive domain name monitoring. CSC’s Domain Detector service monitors new registrations associated with your brands and trademarks across over 700 domain extensions. We identify and prioritize results according to their importance to each brand owner, thereby providing an unmatched level of reporting accuracy.

Enforce

At CSC we understand that the brand life cycle is dynamic and unique to every brand. Therefore, our monitoring solutions employ a highly consultative process. We work closely with you throughout the life of your subscription to ensure you receive the targeted, actionable results you need to proactively enforce your brand rights. CSC’s online workflow platforms save you additional time and money by providing the advanced tools required to seamlessly and efficiently carryout those enforcement activities.

Our Brand Monitoring solutions are delivered via our VigilActive platform, which streamlines your enforcement efforts with advanced workflow tools.  You can track and archive records; create, store and send customized Cease & Desist and other enforcement letters; assign and track deadlines for enforcement activities, generate customized reports and more – all from within our secure, multi-user supported VigilActive platform.

Our Name Console 2.0 platform provides robust case management tools for all of your domain name management activities. This secure, multi-user supported platform allows you to seamlessly manage your entire domain portfolio online –order and renew domains, upload and submit documents, monitor your order status, run reports and more. Always up to date on registry rules, procedures and available extensions, Name Console 2.0 is a fast and effective way to complete your domain management activities.